In my ongoing quest to feature topical poetry (and showcase excerpts from my new book, The Poetry Teacher's Book of Lists), here's a list of poetry books that feature insects and bugs-- just right for summer.Poetry Books about Insects and Bugs
To make a science connection, or enliven a summer book activity, consider sharing poetry about bugs and insects. Here are a few examples of poems focused on the insect world.
- Bulion, Leslie. 2006. Hey There, Stink Bug! Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
- Cyrus, Kurt. 2001. Oddhopper Opera: A Bug’s Garden of Verses. San Diego: Harcourt Brace.
- Fleishman, Paul. 1988. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. New York: Harper & Row.
- Florian, Douglas. 1998. Insectlopedia. San Diego: Harcourt Brace.
- Florian, Douglas. 2012. Unbeelievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings. New York: Beach Lane.
- Frost, Helen. 2012. Step Gently Out. Ill. by Rick Lieder. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
- Greenberg, David T. 2002. Bugs! Ill. by Lynn Munsinger. New York: Little, Brown.
- Harley, Avis. 2008. The Monarch’s Progress: Poems with Wings. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills/Wordsong.
- Harrison, David. L. 2007. Bugs, Poems about Creeping Things. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills.
- Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Ed. 1992. Flit, Flutter, Fly! Poems about Bugs and Other Crawly Creatures. New York: Doubleday.
- Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Ed. 2012. Nasty Bugs. Ill. by Will Terry. New York: Dial.
- Katz, Alan. 2011. Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer! And Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs. New York: McElderry.
- Lewis, J. Patrick. 1998. The Little Buggers: Insect & Spider Poems. New York: Dial.
- Mortensen, Lori. 2009. In the Trees, Honey Bees! Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publishing.
- Nye, Naomi Shihab. 2008. Honeybee. New York: Greenwillow.
- Rosen, Michael. 1992. Itsy Bitsy Beasties: Poems from Around the World. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books.
- Rosen, Michael. 1993. Mini Beasties. London: Puffin.
- Ross, Michael Elsohn. 2004. Snug as a Bug. San Francisco: Chronicle.
- Sidman, Joyce. 2005. Song of the Water Boatman: & other Pond Poems. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- Sidman, Joyce. 2006. Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow. Ill. by Beth Krommes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- Singer, Marilyn. 2003. Fireflies at Midnight. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Walton, Rick. 1995. What to Do When a Bug Climbs in Your Mouth and Other Poems to Drive You Buggy. New York: Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard.
- Yolen, Jane. 2012. Bug Off! Creepy Crawly Poems. Ill. by Jason Stemple. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
Please let me know if I've left off any of your favorite "bug" poetry books so I can add them to the list!
And for more on The Poetry Teacher's Book of Lists, go here.
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Posting by Sylvia M. Vardell © 2012. All rights reserved.
7 comments:
What a creepy list, Sylvia - love it! Especially since I just got back from a walk with one of the boys, who had obliviously been running his little car over a family reunion of some unidentified bugs. Shuuuuuder. Happy PF!
Thanks for your compilation of bug poetry books. I have bug book to add, one of my favorites, BUGS by David Greenberg.
Thanks for stopping by, Renee, and for the tip, Laura. I love Greenberg's SLUGS, but didn't know about BUGS-- which I have now added. Happy buggy summer to you both! Sylvia
So many great buggy books! Thanks for sharing, Sylvia. I'm still enjoying your new book of lists.
(And I like most bugs - but I'd love it if the yellow jackets in our back yard this summer could find different digs....)
Hi, Robyn-- thanks for chiming in-- and for your kind words about my LIST book!
Hi. Just ran across your blog. What a great list of bug books. I love books. Thanks for the great list. Come visit me at toddlersthroughpreschool.com sometime.
Cathie
Hi, Cathie, glad you stopped by for a poetry break. Come back any time! Looks like you're doing interesting things for preschoolers, too. Sylvia
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